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Architecture-Specific Information

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Page 1: ...SUSE Linux Enterprise Server www novell com 10 August 04 2006 Architecture Specific Information...

Page 2: ...rovided that a copyright label is visibly lo cated on each copy All information found in this book has been compiled with utmost attention to detail However this does not guarantee complete accuracy N...

Page 3: ...ble 21 2 2 Installation Types 24 2 3 Preparing the IPL of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation System 26 2 4 IPLing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation System 29 2 5 Network Configu...

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Page 5: ...basic preparations need to be per formed on the LPAR and z VM side It guides you to the point where YaST the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation and configuration tool takes over Additionally th...

Page 6: ...ventions are used in this manual etc passwd filenames and directory names placeholder replace placeholder with the actual value PATH the environment variable PATH ls help commands options and paramete...

Page 7: ...eries 990 Technical Introduction SG24 6863 IBM eServer zSeries 900 Technical Guide SG24 5975 Technical Introduction IBM eServer zSeries 800 SG24 6515 Linux on zSeries Fibre Channel Protocol Implementa...

Page 8: ...Technical Introduction SG26 6669 There also is a Redbook for Linux application development on http www redbooks ibm com Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S 390 Application Development SG24 6807 4 4 Ad...

Page 9: ...perworks linux linux390 index html 5 Acknowledgments The history of Linux is a success story about countless developers all around the world contributing to what originally started as a one man show b...

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Page 11: ...z supported by SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Next the level of the MicroCode MCL used in your IBM System z system which is very important for the installation is covered Additional software to install...

Page 12: ...ary disk space in memory RAM disk during the package transfers Disk Space Requirements 1 6 GB disk space is required for the installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Network Connection A network c...

Page 13: ...requirements listed at the Web site also apply for this release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server except where stated differently in this manual It is recommended always to use the highest service level...

Page 14: ...levels 1 1 3 Software To install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server via non Linux based NFS or FTP you might experience problems with NFS or FTP server software Especially the Windows standard FTP server c...

Page 15: ...X Server can be obtained at http www microimages com mix TIP Additional Information Consult the README located in the highest directory of CD 1 of your SUSE Linux Enterprise Server before installing...

Page 16: ...or remove hardware to and from Linux guests Creating additional SUSE Linux Enter prise Server guests is simple and you are able to run hundreds of Linux instances simul taneously 1 3 IPL Options This...

Page 17: ...the Support Element s SE CD ROM device It also allows you to IPL via FTP from a server holding the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM System z files Find this button near the LOAD button if you have...

Page 18: ...some necessary information about the IOCDS and how to cus tomize some settings for sharing network cards or DASDs among several LPARs In the IOCDS the chpid and types of the devices connected to the I...

Page 19: ...one connection fails Network cards like OSA Express can be used in two different modes These modes are known as QDIO and non QDIO mode Define these modes in the IOCDS by using the TYPE statement QDIO...

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Page 21: ...rver IBM System z installation data accessible for installation Depending on your computer and system environment choose between NFS or FTP installation If you are running Microsoft Windows workstatio...

Page 22: ...CD ROM you need access to an FCP adapter connected to a CD ROM drive You need values like the WWPN and LUN from the SCSI CD ROM drive IPL from SCSI CD ROM in a LPAR You can use the LOAD procedure by s...

Page 23: ...started by hand It can be started by inetd if an FTP connection is requested To activate the new settings enter rcinetd restart or rcxinetd restart for SUSE Linux 9 0 and later SUSE Linux Enterprise...

Page 24: ...h the third party product that enables NFS server services for your Windows workstation The CD ROM drive containing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server CDs must be in the available NFS path With FTP Refe...

Page 25: ...Connect to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation system See Section 2 6 Connecting to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation System page 36 5 Start installation using YaST and IPL the...

Page 26: ...a set This example defines one DASD one OSA 2 network device and a tape device for LPAR Z1 For further information about how to set up the IOCDS for Linux refer to IBM hardware documentation of your m...

Page 27: ...he directory for a user LINUX1 with the password LINPWD 256 MB of memory extend able up to 512 MB 32 MB of expanded RAM XSTORE some minidisks MDISK two CPUs and an OSA QDIO device TIP Assigning Memory...

Page 28: ...019E 019E RR LINK MAINT 019D 019D RR MINIDISK DEFINITIONS MDISK 201 3390 0001 0050 DASD40 MR ONE4ME TWO4ME THR4ME MDISK 150 3390 0052 0200 DASD40 MR ONE4ME TWO4ME THR4ME MDISK 151 3390 0253 2800 DASD...

Page 29: ...path to the root directory of the first CD ROM then select continue In the list of options that appears choose the default selection Operating system messages should now show the kernel boot messages...

Page 30: ...23 MOVEFILE IN1 OUT say Writing left file2 23 MOVEFILE IN2 OUT say Writing left file3 23 MOVEFILE IN3 OUT say Done REWIND 181 exit The tape in this script is attached as 181 Adjust the script to your...

Page 31: ...stem z available by FTP within your network From this directory get the files vmrdr ikr initrd and parmfile The example shows the steps necessary In this example the required files are accessible from...

Page 32: ...70 Kbytes sec Command get media cdrom boot initrd sles10 initrd 200 PORT Command successful 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for initrd 12194534 bytes 226 Transfer complete 12194534 bytes tran...

Page 33: ...z VM Installation page 34 IPL from ESCON or FICON Attached tape If you cannot IPL from a z VM reader create a channel attached tape from which to IPL the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation imag...

Page 34: ...rk interface parameters Because DHCP only works on a few devices and requires special hardware configuration settings you probably want to say NO here When you do so you are prompted for the networkin...

Page 35: ...lly the IP address of the DNS server and the MTU size are requested The MTU size should always match the one used by the network to which to connect Now a summary is displayed Confirm whether your inp...

Page 36: ...short note displayed in the console provides information about which IP address and display number is needed for a connection with vncviewer Alternatively a URL is given here for entry into your Java...

Page 37: ...ient binding to the server using xhost client IP address 2 When prompted at the installation system enter the IP address of the machine running the X server 3 Wait until YaST opens then start the inst...

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Page 39: ...WARNING CTC ESCON and IUCV Interfaces No Longer Supported CTC ESCON and IUCV interfaces are no longer officially supported For com patibility reasons they are still usable but with the next release of...

Page 40: ...1 Ethernet 2 Token Ring 1 When prompted enter the network device read channel number such as 0 0 fc20 the write channel number like 0 0 fc21 and the relative port number on this device Example A 2 Net...

Page 41: ...erver press ESC 192 168 0 20 192 168 0 2 A 1 2 Gigabit Ethernet with the qeth Module Select 1 from the list of network devices for OSA network adapters then 1 for the QDIO interface then 1 for etherne...

Page 42: ...ot use a name server press ESC 192 168 0 20 192 168 0 2 A 2 The parmfile Automating the System Configuration The installation process can be partly automated by specifying the crucial parameters in th...

Page 43: ...arameter controls whether the other parameters are only default values that still must be acknowledged by the user Set this parameter to 0 if all values should be accepted and no questions asked Setti...

Page 44: ...y the physical medium eth for ethernet or tr for token ring and the host interface qdio or lcs Layer2 0 1 For osa QDIO Ethernet devices specify whether to enable OSI Layer 2 support Each of the interf...

Page 45: ...rnet and OSA Express High speed Token Ring ReadChannel 0 0 0524 WriteChannel 0 0 0525 DataChannel 0 0 0526 Portname FEF400 For ReadChannel enter the number of the READ channel For WriteChannel enter t...

Page 46: ...UseSSH enables SSH installation UseVNC starts a VNC server on the installing machine and Display_IP causes the installing system to try to connect to an X server at the given address Only one of these...

Page 47: ...login prompt appears As soon as the vt220 emulation is available an icon for an integrated vt220 ASCII console appears next to the icon for the 3215 console on the HMC SE Make sure that you do not app...

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